She
grew up in Boston with five older brothers. She spent most of her twenties as a
television news anchor, before switching to a more family-friendly career.

Penelope
lives for reading books in the new adult genre, coffee and hanging out with her
friends and family on weekends.

She is
the proud mother of a beautiful 10-year-old girl with autism (the inspiration
for the character Callie in Gemini) and a 8-year-old boy, both of whom are the
lights of her life. Penelope,
her husband and kids reside in Rhode Island.

She is
currently working on her fifth novel, Jake Understood. She is the author of
Gemini, Jake Undone, My Skylar and Stepbrother Dearest.